Basketball Recap: Inlet Grove Sets Scoring Season-High Against Sports Leadership & Management

Hurricanes

Team Score

01/24/25 vs Sports Leadership & Management	92
12/02/24 vs Riviera Beach Preparatory and Achievement Academy	79
12/06/24 vs Pahokee	76
11/29/24 vs Somerset Prep	68
01/08/25 @ Somerset Academy - Canyons	67

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Inlet Grove). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 92-25 win over the Sports Leadership & Management Cobras. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Cobras are ranked 706th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Inlet Grove's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Benson Murat, who went 8 of 10 en route to 19 points. Those 19 points gave Murat a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Brown, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points and four steals.

Inlet Grove was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Inlet Grove pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.

Inlet Grove will challenge Palm Beach Gardens at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Palm Beach Gardens knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Inlet Grove likes a good challenge. As for Sports Leadership & Management, they will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on Glades Day at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.